huonekalu

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Finnish furniture store in 1936

Etymology

huone (room) +‎ kalu (physical thing, object, tool). Coined by Finnish linguist and author Reinhold von Becker in 1821.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhuo̯neˣˌkɑlu/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑlu
  • Hyphenation(key): huone‧kalu

Noun

huonekalu

  1. piece of furniture
    Synonym: (colloquial) mööpeli
    Sinulla on kivat huonekalut.
    You have nice furniture.
    Huoneessa oli vain muutamia huonekaluja.
    There were only a few pieces of furniture in the room.

Usage notes

  • huonekalu is a count noun and translates into "piece of furniture", or in the plural, as "furniture" (see examples above). English furniture, a mass noun, is translated using the plural: huonekalut.

Declension

Inflection of huonekalu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative huonekalu huonekalut
genitive huonekalun huonekalujen
partitive huonekalua huonekaluja
illative huonekaluun huonekaluihin
singular plural
nominative huonekalu huonekalut
accusative nom. huonekalu huonekalut
gen. huonekalun
genitive huonekalun huonekalujen
partitive huonekalua huonekaluja
inessive huonekalussa huonekaluissa
elative huonekalusta huonekaluista
illative huonekaluun huonekaluihin
adessive huonekalulla huonekaluilla
ablative huonekalulta huonekaluilta
allative huonekalulle huonekaluille
essive huonekaluna huonekaluina
translative huonekaluksi huonekaluiksi
abessive huonekalutta huonekaluitta
instructive huonekaluin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of huonekalu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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